Boxcar Sunday, Let's see your boxcars.

Here’s a City of Prineville boxcar I painted a few years ago. One of my favorites.  This is a Lionel car, lowered, Atlas O trucks and Kadee couplers added.

The march of time:

Rusty

One more in the A&P series, this one is diecast,  MTH 30-8606

Here are two Atlas outside braced boxcars marked for the New York Central Lines.  The Michigan Central Railroad was established in 1846 and came under the control of the NYC in 1867.

Reffers today:  Milk and beer.  To be consumed at separate times of the day

From the collection of a fellow O-Gauger that has passed on from cancer.

Ron

My tank cars are available for all that cheap oil!

Maybe this topic should be changed to Freight Car Sunday

gene maag :  Don't know about changing the name, but that orange tank really sticks out around that sea of Lionel 2-domes!  Looks like a custom job, am I correct?

OK here is my contribution:  A while back on this thread, we had a short run of pictures and discussions of the RF&P (Richmond, Fredericksburg, and Potomac) and I commented that I used to work in Arlington in what they now call "Crystal City" and in those days the RF&P had a huge yard between the main drag and National (now Reagan) airport.  When we had a little free time (long lunch etc) we used to go to the highway overpass and watch the switching action.  I also was there when it was abandoned, and all the track, except a few through lines (Virginia Rail still uses some track to get into Arlington and then Crystal City), was pulled up.  Its all mostly office buildings today.  Anyway that started a number of pictures of RF&P boxcars and I decided that the L&S had to have one.  SO...off I go to order one from Atlas, a beautiful outside braced, USRA Single Sheathed Box Car.  Well I waited and waited and after about a month, Atlas finally ships me my car.  Luckily it was worth waiting for with lots of applied detail, full underside brake system, and sprung die-cast trucks.  Next is running on the layout-maybe after yard work today.

Here she is...Atlas did a really nice job with this so it should look good on the L&S.  I only can run steam era, 40 ' or so due to clearances so this one fits right in. 

Happy B.C.Sun fellows...sunny and beautiful here in cow country (TX).  Have a nice and safe week.

Don McErlean

Owner, Operator, Maintainer, and Sole Stockholder

Leonardtown and Savannah (L&S) RR

Yes the Texaco car was a repaint that has run under our Christmas tree ever since I can member, here is the rest of the train that hooks up to my Old Lionel 261.

Celebrating Mothers day

Got back from visiting my mom and my in-laws some now I have time to post some pictures

Testing out a Williams GGI with these box cars....

Nice Joe, I need a R. Lee car.

                                                              C&O # 1806

Everyone, you all sure have some beautiful and unique Box Cars. Wow, thanks for the pictures. Hope all is well with you and that you can get out tomorrow and do some shopping. Happy Railroading 

SIRT, another fantastic weathering job!!! That’s how it’s done, nice, very nice!

Damaged in collision NYC Express car 9399 in blue primer , still waiting for matching paint! 

Make believe car on a real railroad.

Here comes Rich Melvin piloting the 765 around my layout this morning, delivering the goods as always.

Here is my favorite boxcar.

Member in good standing of Tucker Family

The Brewer's Limited. ( best viewed by enlarging screen )

I love the MA & PA, thankfully an OGR forum member sold me this scarce item

Craig, I see your ready for todays race. What a string of cars. And rpmcobra, I love that car also, it goes with my York things. Dave

From the 70's.

@trumpettrain posted:

The Brewer's Limited. ( best viewed by enlarging screen )

Pat I didn't see a Natty Boh in there ☺

                               NYS&W 40' boxcar Sept. 86' rotting away in the Little Ferry, NJ yard. 

Lionel’s “Turn Of The Century” Reefers series for your enjoyment. Running on Super O track headed by a great PW 736 Berkshire. 

@rpmcobra posted:

Pat I didn't see a Natty Boh in there ☺

My railroad's budget could not afford one   Not that the railroad doesn't want one

Well since we had refrigerator cars,  I am also going to go a little off track.  You know out here in cattle country the Leonardtown and Savannah (Texas branch) was a little concerned that our cows were just not being treated fairly.  So we have invested in some new cattle equipment.  So delivered to the property this week was a Hornby, type 50, Cattle truck born in 1957 but still full of life from our perspective and our cows say they are looking forward to the ride !!

Here is the new car (new to us anyway) and I don't feel too bad about the thread because after all it is a "box" just designed to hold our cattle and given them plenty of fresh air.

Here is the car being delivered to the property with a Hornby British Rail, Type 51 loco.

Happy Sunday everyone, enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Don

Bungling Brothers Circus Box Car Fleet.

Can I still post on Monday??

IMO....Anytime is  good time for boxcars

Yes, I think you are right on that one.

I'm a little late again. Lol

Here's a couple of favorites.

Kline is on the left,  Lionel on the right.

Lionel 

Kline

I love the variations on this boxcar.

@Jushavnfun posted:

I'm a little late again. Lol

I love the variations on this boxcar.

METCA is selling a variation on this car 

Brendan